Long New haven Poems
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Hold the PhoneHold the phone, hold the freakin’ phone. Lisa’s got a boyfriend!
I’ve never seen Lisa with a boyfriend. Lisa draws men like fireworks on a dark night, but I’ve never seen her keep one. I mean,...
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new haven, boyfriend, fashion, humor, money, student,
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Free verse
the 3rd floorThis was last Saturday night. We were at a rooftop party in downtown New Haven thrown by ‘DocHouse.’ Doc-House is kind of a frat-house, owned by Dr. Melon, where he and seven doctoral students live....
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new haven, humor, school, social, student,
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Free verse
genevaDuring finals week, I’d spent days on various reports and papers, scribbling in the margins of notes and books, checking facts, revising flashcards and prepping with friends. I’ve an unshakable faith in plodding persistence.
We were...
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new haven, boyfriend, humor, love, school, student, travel,
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Free verse
Reflection On An Aging NomadI finally finished retiring four years ago,
a process that started in my mid-fifties
due to late adopting kids with special needs,
including needs for me to be home
to personally walk them on,
harness them in,
and wheel them back...
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new haven, age, health, integrity, relationship, religion, retirement, river,
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Political Verse
doof-doof“22½ euros for a Martini,” Peter remarked, when he first scanned the menu.
“It’s not like we aren’t going to get them,” I said, “we’re not going to cheap our way to abstinence." The waiter came...
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new haven, humor, mom, paris, student, vacation,
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Free verse
More Jazz PleaseMy roommates Leong, Sophie, (Charles) and I were coming from a Yale sporting event. The sky looked like a dirty Swiffer-mop and the wind seemed to be ignoring the posted 20mph speed limit. It was...
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Categories:
new haven, food, friendship, fun, god, happy, music, school,
Form:
Free verse
PropitiationI had lunch with Randy, between classes today. It was a perfect day. The sky was an infinite, capri blue, the wind was stirring the environment, clouds were wispy and on high - in the...
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new haven, friendship, humor, school, student, work,
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Free verse
Fall BreakIn New Haven, Lisa misses the sad, dark, city aesthetics of her hometown. Its crime podcast vibe, actinic crime-lighting and sirens in the distance, that lull her to sleep like lullabies. She has a disturbingly...
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new haven, food, friendship, fun, humor, new york, sister,
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Free verse
almost showed off(There’s a song for this: ‘Confessions’ by Sudan Archives)
I remember it like it was yesterday (it was yesterday).
I arrived on a cool (42°f), blindingly sunny New Haven afternoon. It was as if they’d opened up...
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Categories:
new haven, home, humor, student, travel, write, youth,
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Free verse
the immediateIt’s monsoon season here in New Haven,
gone, are the banked, fluorescent colors of sunset.
This feeling hit me, like a rogue wave.
“We have to go out tonight,” I announced, to no one in particular.
I think I’d...
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new haven, fun, girlfriend, humor, school, stress, student, write,
Form:
Free verse
Mind Is Playing Tricks On Metrapped within the very impulse of our loved beneath the perplexing ambush
we close the door of brevity with a slight adjustment of the hand when will we understand
caught betwen the world I know then onto...
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Categories:
new haven, angst, anxiety, art,
Form:
Free verse
DecouplingYour life may be full of sparkles and ove-lay but the rest of us sometimes struggle under storm clouds.
Anna (one of my roommates) broke up with her BF of a year. It seemed to happen...
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new haven, boyfriend, break up, dance, friendship, fun, heartbreak,
Form:
Free verse
Mad Anthony's Masterstroke, Part IIn May of seventeen seventy-nine
Henry Clinton was having a hard time,
so tired of the rebels still fighting,
had to somehow get Gorge Washington
out of the looming Hudson Highlands,
and then force the war to a final ending.
He...
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new haven, america, conflict, courage, hero, history, hope, war,
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Epic
Picking Up LunchThe elevator opened on the 46th floor, to a small foyer and one plain, grey door
The door opened and a young girl, 10ish, in a blue, polo, tennis dress, said, “Hi! I’m Karen, you must...
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Categories:
new haven, art, girl, humanity, humor, pets, sister, teen,
Form:
Free verse
tapsI received a re-invitation email this morning. A ‘come on, why don’t you want to?’ note that struck me as odd. See, I’ve been ‘tapped’ for a couple of final clubs at Yale. It can...
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Categories:
new haven, color, community, education, humor, school, student,
Form:
Free verse
Something DifferentOh God! thank you for giving me all that I have.
But bring me something different!
Good morning, good day, see you soon.
Oh how nice to hear you, to meet you.
Thanks for the nice evening, the...
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Categories:
new haven, appreciation, devotion, family, home,
Form:
Free verse
The Wasted HourMary, the daughter of some parental friends, is on her high-school-senior college-tour and my mom (on Face Time) told me their plans called for them to be in New Haven over the weekend.
“Would you mind...
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Categories:
new haven, 12th grade, change, daughter, feelings, humor, parents,
Form:
Free verse
traveledI traveled almost everywhere, growing up. It took years. The landscapes, flora and fauna, the art, music, cuisines and curse words all seem to blend together in my mind.
Mount Fuji, the Rhine, the Himalayas, the...
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new haven, school, student, travel,
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Free verse
twilight risingI love it when Lisa and I take our show out and, on the road,
like this twilight helicopter flight, from New Haven to LaGuardia.
I’m so excited about tonight, it’s possible that I might implode.
The rotor...
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new haven, boyfriend, flying, holiday, new york, school, student,
Form:
Rhyme
The Last SupperDarkness has pressed up against our lattice windows. Classes start again in the morning. I’m being reabsorbed by college life. I’m a planner. I’ve been going over my syllabuses, repacking my bookbag, charging my power...
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new haven, class, community, friendship, relationship, school, student, travel,
Form:
Free verse
superbowlIt’s a chill and rainy Saturday night in New Haven - it’s Superbowl eve! My roommates Leong, Anna and Lisa and I were playing a game of Upwards - it’s a scrabble-like word game and...
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new haven, fun, humor, night, school, student,
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Free verse
red linesSunrise was just a red line in the inky void, as Lisa and I reached the harbor decking stairs,
but at once, the brazen slash began widening, like a silent, slow motion explosion,
thin, smoky...
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new haven, appreciation, morning, sea, student, sun,
Form:
Free verse
Along the HarborIt was 29° (f) degrees this morning with a waning gibbous (¾) moon. Still, as we started our run, it was dark enough that the world was rendered in black and white. Lisa was a...
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Categories:
new haven, clothes, school, student, weather,
Form:
Free verse
A Day Spent In Fading MemoriesFrightened of memories fading,
Early morning,
sunlight caressing the face
introspection at the reflection
in the Brahmaputra river
Afternoon,
sweet aroma of the red sand
and green on the countryside
struggles flaying arms to swim
across the blue waters by...
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new haven, day, nostalgia,
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Free verse
Tiktok Songs - Part 1I’m chilling and doing homework tonight. Leaning into it.
Last night one of our suitemates (Julia) turned 21 - she’s barable. Not that we get carded anywhere - I’ve never had trouble getting into clubs or...
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Categories:
new haven, birthday, boyfriend, drink, school, student, teen,
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Free verse